AAPA supports collaborative action on aviation and the environment
Addressing travel and tourism industry leaders at the PATA CEO Challenge 2008* event in Bangkok, Mr. Andrew Herdman, Director General of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), expressed strong support for collaborative action on aviation and the environment. Organizations / orgs_0029 / 06 May

AEA: Consumer Report, 1st Quarter 2008
The Association of European Airlines has released its members' punctuality and baggage-delivery figures for the period January-March 2008. Twenty-nine AEA member airlines have provided punctuality data, and twenty-eight contributed baggage figures. Organizations / orgs_0028 / 01 May

AAPA Slams UK Aviation Duty Proposal
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has strongly criticised the proposal by the UK Government to replace its existing Air Passenger Duty (APD) payable by air passengers with a revised scheme under which Aviation Duty (AD) would be payable per plane rather than per passenger. Organizations / orgs_0027 / 30 Apr

World aviation industry joins forces to act on climate change
At the global Aviation and Environment Summit currently underway in Geneva, commercial aviation industry leaders today signed a declaration on climate change to lead towards carbon neutral growth and a totally sustainable industry. Organizations / orgs_0026 / 25 Apr

AAPA 2007 Financial Performance
Preliminary financial performance figures for 2007 released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines showed that leading Asia Pacific airlines had a successful year. Combined revenues reached USD103 billion, 11% higher than the USD93 billion reported in 2006. Organizations / orgs_0025 / 22 Apr

US$130 bn fleet re-equipment progamme cornerstone of oneworld environment commitment
As the cornerstone of their commitment to minimise their impact on the environment, airlines in the oneworldR alliance are currently in the midst of modernising their fleets with the delivery of almost 1,200 of the latest, most fuel efficient and quietest aircraft, worth almost US$130 billion. Organizations / orgs_0024 / 13 Apr

ERA Statement on Emissions Trading and Airport Congestion
Bringing together two of Europe's leading aviation associations, the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) is seeking to work even more closely with the Airports Council International (ACI) EUROPE to address the issue of European airport congestion. Organizations / orgs_0023 / 13 Apr

AEA Welcomes EU Council Support for Single European Sky
The Association of European Airlines has welcomed the EU Council's positive evaluation of the work undertaken so far in implementing the Single European Sky Legislation, and of the Commission's achievements in driving for a truly Single European Sky. But the Council of Transport Ministers rightly acknowledged that further progress is required. Organizations / orgs_0022 / 08 Apr

AEA: In-flight use of mobile phones - passengers should not be misled
The European Commission announced today that national licences for in-flight mobile communication, granted to individual airlines by the Member State in which they are registered, would now be recognised throughout the EU. Organizations / orgs_ 0021 / 08 Apr

AAPA: February 2008 Traffic Results
February 2008 preliminary traffic results released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines indicate an increase of 4.8% in the number of international passengers carried to 11.6 million. Passenger traffic in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) terms grew by 5.9% on capacity growth of 5.7%, leading to a marginal 0.1 percentage point improvement in passenger load factor, to 76.3%. Organizations / orgs_ 0020 / 26 Mar

Aviation Emissions and Global Warming Report from IBA
Environmental issues have a huge impact on the aviation industry and it has done a great deal to address one of the main ones: noise.  But there are many other environmental factors particularly relating to un-burnt hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) that are increasingly of concern. Organizations / orgs_ 0019 / 24 Mar

AEA Press Release: AEA Condemns UK Airport Charges Increase
The Association of European Airlines has hit out at the green light given by the UK Civil Aviation Authority for massive increases in user charges at the airports run by BAA Limited, notably London Heathrow which is an important destination for most of the Association's 33 members and the main operating base for its three UK member airlines. Organizations / orgs_0018 / 18 Mar

AEA: Support for Single European Sky 'Crucial'
The Secretary General of the Association of European Airlines (AEA) Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus met the Finnish press in Helsinki on March 12th, to impress the crucial need for EU Member States to support the implementation of the Single European Sky, an important factor in the increasingly troublesome delays more and more passengers are complaining about. Organizations / orgs_0017 / 13 Mar

AEA: European Traffic in January
The Association of European Airlines has released traffic and capacity data for its members in January 2008. Passenger-km grew just 2.8%, the lowest monthly growth rate excluding calendar effects (Easter and leap year) since September 2003. Cross-border traffic within Europe remained relatively buoyant at plus 5.7% but domestic traffic registered a drop of 2.4%. Organizations / orgs_0016 / 06 Mar

AAPA: January 2008 Traffic Results
Preliminary figures for released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines showed that international passenger numbers carried by AAPA members in January 2008 grew by +5.8% to 12.6 million. Traffic in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) terms was up by 6.0% on capacity growth of 3.9%, resulting in a 1.5 percentage point improvement in passenger load factor, to 79.1%. Organizations / orgs_0015 / 29 Feb

AEA airlines carry 14 million more passengers in 2007
The Association of European Airlines has released traffic and capacity data for its members for December and annual 2007. Passenger boardings for the AEA airlines climbed 4.1% to 358 million, up from 344m in 2006. In passenger-kilometres, the industry’s more conventional unit of measurement, the increase was rather greater, at plus 5.1%. Organizations / orgs_0014 / 14 Feb

SkyTeam enhances network offering, presence at London Heathrow
SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, said today it looks forward to enhancing its customer offering and increasing its presence at London Heathrow International Airport (LHR) next month as the EU-U.S. open skies agreement takes effect. Organizations / orgs_0013 / 05 Feb

AEA Consumer Report for 4th Quarter and Annual 2007
The Association of European Airlines has issued the latest Consumer Report, covering its members’ punctuality and baggage delivery performance for October-December and the year 2007. Twenty-eight AEA member airlines have provided punctuality data, and twenty-six contributed baggage figures. 
Organizations / orgs_0012 / 04 Feb